Zeppelin May Try Atlantic.

New York Times 100 years ago today, June 18, 1913:
German Airship Builder Thinks He Can Cross in Three Days.
Special cable to The New York Times.
    LONDON, Wednesday, June 18.— A Berlin dispatch to The London Express says:
    "Count Zeppelin and his technical staff at Friedrichshafen are convinced that a modern dirigible can cross the Atlantic and it is probable that a voyage from Germany to New York will be undertaken this Summer.
    "Great improvements have been made recently in the Zeppelin type of airship, as regards both its speed and stability.
    "Count Zeppelin believes that the voyage would, in the event of good weather, last not more than three days. He has been in communication with the German Government, which is disposed to regard his plan favorably. In the event of the voyage being made, several German warships would be stationed in the Atlantic to render assistance, if necessary."